July 6 Postings

New York Times reports SARS declared under control. But will it return?
Astronomy Magazine reports finding of nine new planets orbiting other stars. Total now over 100.
Planetary nebulae represent the final end of stars like the sun. Astronomy Magazine reports that the Hubble telescope has challenged theories on how they are formed.
Global warming? Scientific American reports: "A recent study suggested that humans may not be warming the earth. Greenhouse skeptics, pro-industry groups and political conservatives have seized on the results, proclaiming that the science of climate change is inconclusive and that agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol, which set limits on the output of industrial heat-trapping gases, are unnecessary. But mainstream climatologists are perturbed that the report has received so much attention; they say the study's conclusions are scientifically dubious and colored by politics."